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[Ask in Nigeria if Q3NIG = 2 Protestant or 4 African Independent or Aldura Church, AIC] As I read a list, tell me which, if any, of these denominations you are affiliated with. Anglican Church of Nigeria; Baptist Convention; Evangelical Churches of West Africa; Another Protestant denomination (such as Adventist, Baptist, Methodist, Holiness, Reformed, Africa Inland Church, Friends, or Lutheran); Celestial Church of Christ; Christ Apostolic Church; Cherubim or Seraphim; Another African Independent or Aladura Church (AIC) denomination; Assemblies of God; Church of God in Christ International Church of the Foursquare Gospel; Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church (such as Church of God Mission International, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Deeper Life Bible Church, Charismatic Youth Fellowships, Word of Faith Ministries, or Winners Chapel); Nondenominational or Independent Church; Something else. (Q4NIG) [More...]

TOTAL

%

1) Anglican Church of Nigeria

38

15.6

2) Baptist Convention

8

3.3

3) Evangelical Churches of West Africa

16

6.6

4) Another Protestant denomination

38

15.6

5) Celestial Church of Christ

3

1.2

6) Christ Apostolic Church

15

6.1

7) Cherubim or Seraphim

3

1.2

8) Another African Independent or Aladura Church (AIC) denomination

3

1.2

9) Assemblies of God [Coded as Pentecostal]

15

6.1

10) Church of God in Christ [Coded as Pentecostal]

3

1.2

11) International Church of the Foursquare Gospel [Coded as Pentecostal]

8

3.3

12) Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church [Coded as Pentecostal]

[Ask in United States if Q3US = 1 Protestant] As I read a list, tell me which, if any, of these denominations you are affiliated with. Baptist; Methodist; Presbyterian; Another Protestant denomination (such as Adventist, Episcopalian, Jehovahs Witness, Lutheran, or United Church of Christ); Assembly of God; Church of God in Christ; Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee); Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church (such as Apostolic Faith Church, International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Pentecostal Church of God, United Pentecostal Church, Vineyard Fellowship); Nondenominational or Independent Church; Something else. (Q4US) [More...]

TOTAL

%

1) Baptist

175

27.7

2) Methodist

80

12.7

3) Presbyterian

40

6.3

4) Another Protestant denomination

93

14.7

5) Assembly of God [Coded as Pentecostal]

23

3.6

6) Church of God in Christ [Coded as Pentecostal]

23

3.6

7) Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) [Coded as Pentecostal]

17

2.7

8) Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church [Coded as Pentecostal]

[Ask in South Africa if Q3SAF = 2 Protestant or 5 African Independent Christian (AIC)] As I read a list, tell me which, if any, of these denominations you are affiliated with. Anglican Church; Dutch Reformed; Methodist; Zion Christian Church; Another Zionist Church; An Apostolic Church; South African Assemblies of God; Apostolic Faith Mission; Full Gospel Church of God; Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church (such as International Fellowship of Charismatic Churches, International Fellowship of Christian Churches); Another indigenous denomination; Another Protestant denomination (such as Uniting Reformed, Lutheran, or Presbyterian); Nondenominational or Independent Church; Something else. (Q4SAF) [More...]

TOTAL

%

1) Anglican Church

56

6.7

2) Dutch Reformed

98

11.7

3) Methodist

90

10.7

4) Zion Christian Church

82

9.8

5) Another Zionist Church

53

6.3

6) An Apostolic Church

100

11.9

7) South African Assemblies of God [Coded as Pentecostal]

38

4.5

8) Apostolic Faith Mission [Coded as Pentecostal]

65

7.7

9) Full Gospel Church of God [Coded as Pentecostal]

58

6.9

10) Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church [Coded as Pentecostal]

[Ask in Philippines if Q3PHI = 2 Protestant] As I read a list, tell me which, if any, of these denominations you are affiliated with. Seventh-Day Adventist; United Church of Christ; Methodist; Another Protestant denomination (such as Christian and Missionary Alliance, Baptist, or Episcopal); Assemblies of God; Church of the Foursquare Gospel Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee); Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church (such as Jesus is Lord Fellowship, Jesus Miracle Crusade, Take the Nations for Jesus, Love of Christ, Victory Christian Fellowship, Bread of Life, Church of the Living God, Good Shepherd International Fellowship, Fourth Watch, or United Pentecostal Church); Nondenominational or Independent Church; Something else. (Q4PHI) [More...]

TOTAL

%

1) Seventh-Day Adventist

6

1.7

2) United Church of Christ

18

5.0

3) Methodist

2

0.6

4) Another Protestant denomination

22

6.1

5) Assemblies of God [Coded as Pentecostal]

48

13.2

6) Church of the Foursquare Gospel [Coded as Pentecostal]

25

6.9

7) Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) [Coded as Pentecostal]

8

2.2

8) Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church [Coded as Pentecostal]

P84B. [If parent respondent is Anabaptist][IF P84=2]With which Anabaptist group are you most closely associated [PROMPT: What is it called exactly? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called?] (PRLANAB) [More...]

P84C. [If parent respondent is Baptist] [IF P84=6] With which Baptist group are you most closely associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? (PRLBAP) [More...]

Y60A-Y60H:[If teen attends religious services more than once/twice per year or answered dont know or refused[IF Y60>0] What religion or denomination is the place where you go to religious services? [PROMPT: What kind of church is it?][IF ATTEND MORE THAN ONE, THEN ASK FOR THE ONE THEY ATTEND MOST OFTEN FIRST] (CHURTYPE) [More...]

[Ask in Nigeria if Q3NIG = 2 Protestant or 4 African Independent or Aldura Church, AIC] As I read a list, tell me which, if any, of these denominations you are affiliated with. Anglican Church of Nigeria; Baptist Convention; Evangelical Churches of West Africa; Another Protestant denomination (such as Adventist, Baptist, Methodist, Holiness, Reformed, Africa Inland Church, Friends, or Lutheran); Celestial Church of Christ; Christ Apostolic Church; Cherubim or Seraphim; Another African Independent or Aladura Church (AIC) denomination; Assemblies of God; Church of God in Christ International Church of the Foursquare Gospel; Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church (such as Church of God Mission International, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Deeper Life Bible Church, Charismatic Youth Fellowships, Word of Faith Ministries, or Winners Chapel); Nondenominational or Independent Church; Something else. (Q4NIG) [More...]

TOTAL

%

1) Anglican Church of Nigeria

46

7.2

2) Baptist Convention

10

1.6

3) Evangelical Churches of West Africa

19

3.0

4) Another Protestant denomination

45

7.1

5) Celestial Church of Christ

5

0.8

6) Christ Apostolic Church

19

3.0

7) Cherubim or Seraphim

3

0.5

8) Another African Independent or Aladura Church (AIC) denomination

4

0.6

9) Assemblies of God [Coded as Pentecostal]

57

8.9

10) Church of God in Christ [Coded as Pentecostal]

6

0.9

11) International Church of the Foursquare Gospel [Coded as Pentecostal]

29

4.6

12) Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church [Coded as Pentecostal]

Do you consider yourself as belonging to a particular religion? If yes, which one: Protestant (include Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Pentecostal, Jehovahs Witness, Church of Christ, etc.); Roman Catholic; Jewish; Mormon (include Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Orthodox Church (Greek or Russian); Islam/Muslim; No religion, not a believer, atheist, agnostic; Jehovahs Witness; Other religion? [Question asked in United States.] (Q3US) [More...]

This is the respondents initial identification of his or her major religious group; Protestant and other responses were asked for further specifications in subsequent questions. The final full religion summary X8x2, constructed from the complete religious-identification battery, X1-X7x, is collapsed to major groups in X8x1. Final religion summaries are X8x1, X8x1a, X8x1b. Major religious denomination (DENOMID3) [More...]

IF R DENOMINATION IS CHURCH OF GOD: Is this the Church of God of Anderson, Indiana; the Church of God of Cleveland, Tennessee; the Church of God in Christ; or some other Church of God? (COF GOD) [More...]

IF R ATTENDS CHURCH AND ATTENDS AS PROTESTANT OR OTHER/IF R DOES NOT ATTEND CHURCH BUT THINKS OF SELF AS PART OF CHURCH OR DENOMINATION AND CONSIDERS SELF PROTESTANT OR OTHER: IF R DENOMINATION IS BAPTIST: With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it the Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A., the American Baptist Association, an independent Baptist church or some other Baptist group? (BAPTIST) [More...]

IF R ATTENDS CHURCH AND ATTENDS AS PROTESTANT OR OTHER/IF R DOES NOT ATTEND CHURCH BUT THINKS OF SELF AS PART OF CHURCH OR DENOMINATION AND CONSIDERS SELF PROTESTANT OR OTHER: What church or denomination is that? 90 OTHER, 95 NA, 98 DONT KNOW, 99 REFUSED (OTH DENOM) [More...]

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE A BAPTIST RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE. With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church or some other Baptist group? (BAPTGRP) [More...]

What is your religious preference? Do you consider yourself Christian, Jewish, Muslim, other non-Christian such as Buddhist or Hindu, atheist, agnostic, something else, or dont you have a religious preference? (RELPREF) [More...]

(baptistgrp_w3) [IF REPORTS BAPTIST] F:4a. With which Baptist group are you most closely associated? (PROBE IF NEEDED: Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group?) (BAPTIST) [More...]

What is your religious preference - do you consider yourself Christian, Jewish, Muslim, other non-Christian such as Buddhist or Hindu, Atheist, Agnostic, something else, or dont you have a religious preference? (RELPREF2) [More...]

IF R ATTENDS CHURCH AND ATTENDS AS PROTESTANT OR OTHER/IF R DOES NOT ATTEND CHURCH BUT THINKS OF SELF AS PART OF CHURCH OR DENOMINATION AND CONSIDERS SELF PROTESTANT OR OTHER: What church or denomination is that? (V083189) [More...]

As I read a list, tell me which if any of these denominations you are affiliated with: Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Congregational or United Church of Christ, Nondenominational or Independent Church, Pentecostal, Episcopalian, Reformed, or something else? [Asked only if RELPREF2 = 1 Protestant or 5 something else. See variable RELOTH3 for verbatim responses.] (TYPECHRS) [More...]

IF PROTESTANT OR CHRISTIAN UNSPECIFIED OR SOMETHING ELSE/CHRISTIAN (Q.50=1, 13 OR [Q.50=11 AND Q.50a=1]), ASK: What denomination or church, if any, was that? Just stop me when I get to the right one. Were you Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian or Anglican, Church of Christ or Disciples of Christ, Congregational or United Church of Christ, Holiness, Reformed, Church of God, nondenominational or independent church, something else or none in particular? INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ QUESTION IF R VOLUNTEERED DENOMINATION IN PREVIOUS QUESTION. RECORD RESPONSE IN APPROPRIATE CATEGORY. THOSE ANSWERING SOMETHING ELSE WERE ASKED TO SPECIFY AFFILIATION; VERBATIM RESPONSES WERE RECORDED BY INTERVIEWER AND BACKCODED BY FORUM ANALYSTS (Q50B) [More...]

IF R DENOMINATION IS BAPTIST: With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it the Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A., the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? (V083190) [More...]

What is your Christian church or denomination? If you are Christian but dont have a specific church or denomination, mark that answer. If you are part of a different Christian church or denomination that is not listed here, mark that answer at the bottom of the list. (W10W5) [More...]

IF PROTESTANT OR CHRISTIAN UNSPECIFIED OR SOMETHING ELSE/CHRISTIAN (Q.51=1, 13 OR [Q.51=11 AND Q.52=1]), ASK: What denomination or church, if any, was that? Just stop me when I get to the right one. Were you Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian or Anglican, Church of Christ or Disciples of Christ, Congregational or United Church of Christ, Holiness, Reformed, Church of God, nondenominational or independent church, something else or none in particular? INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ QUESTION IF R VOLUNTEERED DENOMINATION IN PREVIOUS QUESTION. RECORD RESPONSE IN APPROPRIATE CATEGORY. THOSE ANSWERING SOMETHING ELSE WERE ASKED TO SPECIFY AFFILIATION; VERBATIM RESPONSES WERE RECORDED BY INTERVIEWER AND BACKCODED BY FORUM ANALYSTS (Q53) [More...]

IF NONDENOMINATIONAL OR INDEPENDENT CHURCH (Q.17=3): Which of the following kinds of nondenominational churches, if any, do you identify with most closely? An evangelical church, fundamentalist church, charismatic church, inter-denominational church, or some other kind of church? (Q17E) [More...]

IF PENTECOSTAL AND NON-BLACK (Q.17=6 AND RACE=1, 3-9), ASK: Which of the following Pentecostal churches, if any, do you identify with most closely? The Assemblies of God, Church of God Cleveland Tennessee, or some other church? (Q17H) [More...]

IF PENTECOSTAL AND BLACK (Q.17=6 AND RACE=2), ASK: Which of the following Pentecostal churches, if any, do you identify with most closely? The Church of God in Christ, Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, or some other church? (Q17I) [More...]

(churtype_w2) [IF ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES, DK OR REF] [IF F:3=1, DK OR REF] F:4. What religion or denomination is the place where you go to religious services? [PROMPT: What kind of church is it?] [INTERVIEWER: IF R SAYS CHRISTIAN, PROBE FOR SPECIFIC CHURCH OR DENOMINATION] [IF ATTEND MORE THAN ONE, THEN ASK FOR THE ONE THEY ATTEND MOST OFTEN FIRST] (CHURTYPE) [More...]

(churtype_w3) [IF ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES, DK OR REF] F:4. What religion or denomination is the place where you go to religious services? [PROMPT: What kind of church is it?] [INTERVIEWER: IF R SAYS CHRISTIAN, PROBE FOR SPECIFIC CHURCH OR DENOMINATION!] [IF ATTEND MORE THAN ONE, THEN ASK FOR THE ONE THEY ATTEND MOST OFTEN FIRST] (CHURTYPE) [More...]

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO WERE THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ACTIVE MEMBERS OF A CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE, OR OTHER PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP: What faith or denomination did you and your family belong to? -- Response one (ATTNDCH4) [More...]

IF R DENOMINATION IS METHODIST: Is your church part of the United Methodist Church, African Methodist Episcopal Church, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, or some other Methodist group? (V083192) [More...]

[IF W2V2=1] What is your Christian church or denomination? If you are Christian but dont have a specific church or denomination, mark that answer. If you are part of a different Christian church or denomination that is not listed here, mark that answer at the bottom of the list. (W2V5) [More...]

IF R DENOMINATION IS CHURCH OF GOD: Is this the Church of God of Anderson, Indiana; the Church of God of Cleveland, Tennessee; the Church of God in Christ; or some other Church of God? (V083198) [More...]

IF PROTESTANT OR CHRISTIAN UNSPECIFIED OR SOMETHING ELSE/CHRISTIAN (Q.16=1, 13 OR [Q.16=11 AND CHR=1]), ASK: As far as your present religion, what denomination or church, if any, do you identify with most closely? Just stop me when I get to the right one. Are you Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian or Anglican, Church of Christ or Disciples of Christ, Congregational or United Church of Christ, Holiness, Reformed, Church of God, nondenominational or independent church, something else or none in particular? (Q17) [More...]

ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS BAPTISTS: With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? (DBAPTIST) [More...]

ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS ANABAPTIST: What kind of Anabaptist church is that? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called? (DANABPT) [More...]

ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAID THEY WERE SOMETHING ELSE TO RELAFFL: Which religion are you? [Openended responses from those who answered OTHER are coded in the data set as OTHREL6.] (RELAFFL6) [More...]

[Ask in United States if Q3US = 1 Protestant] As I read a list, tell me which, if any, of these denominations you are affiliated with. Baptist; Methodist; Presbyterian; Another Protestant denomination (such as Adventist, Episcopalian, Jehovahs Witness, Lutheran, or United Church of Christ); Assembly of God; Church of God in Christ; Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee); Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church (such as Apostolic Faith Church, International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Pentecostal Church of God, United Pentecostal Church, Vineyard Fellowship); Nondenominational or Independent Church; Something else. (Q4US) [More...]

TOTAL

%

1) Baptist

126

32.4

2) Methodist

49

12.6

3) Presbyterian

27

6.9

4) Another Protestant denomination

58

14.9

5) Assembly of God [Coded as Pentecostal]

9

2.3

6) Church of God in Christ [Coded as Pentecostal]

5

1.3

7) Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) [Coded as Pentecostal]

3

0.8

8) Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church [Coded as Pentecostal]

[Ask in South Africa if Q3SAF = 2 Protestant or 5 African Independent Christian (AIC)] As I read a list, tell me which, if any, of these denominations you are affiliated with. Anglican Church; Dutch Reformed; Methodist; Zion Christian Church; Another Zionist Church; An Apostolic Church; South African Assemblies of God; Apostolic Faith Mission; Full Gospel Church of God; Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church (such as International Fellowship of Charismatic Churches, International Fellowship of Christian Churches); Another indigenous denomination; Another Protestant denomination (such as Uniting Reformed, Lutheran, or Presbyterian); Nondenominational or Independent Church; Something else. (Q4SAF) [More...]

TOTAL

%

1) Anglican Church

46

8.4

2) Dutch Reformed

65

11.8

3) Methodist

78

14.2

4) Zion Christian Church

81

14.8

5) Another Zionist Church

53

9.7

6) An Apostolic Church

76

13.8

7) South African Assemblies of God [Coded as Pentecostal]

8

1.5

8) Apostolic Faith Mission [Coded as Pentecostal]

13

2.4

9) Full Gospel Church of God [Coded as Pentecostal]

15

2.7

10) Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church [Coded as Pentecostal]

IF PROTESTANT OR CHRISTIAN UNSPECIFIED OR SOMETHING ELSE/CHRISTIAN (Q.50=1, 13 OR [Q.50=11 AND Q.50a=1]), ASK: What denomination or church, if any, was that? Just stop me when I get to the right one. Were you Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian or Anglican, Church of Christ or Disciples of Christ, Congregational or United Church of Christ, Holiness, Reformed, Church of God, nondenominational or independent church, something else or none in particular? INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ QUESTION IF R VOLUNTEERED DENOMINATION IN PREVIOUS QUESTION. RECORD RESPONSE IN APPROPRIATE CATEGORY. THOSE ANSWERING SOMETHING ELSE WERE ASKED TO SPECIFY AFFILIATION; VERBATIM RESPONSES WERE RECORDED BY INTERVIEWER AND BACKCODED BY FORUM ANALYSTS (Q50B) [More...]

IF PROTESTANT OR CHRISTIAN UNSPECIFIED OR SOMETHING ELSE/CHRISTIAN (Q.16=1, 13 OR [Q.16=11 AND CHR=1]), ASK: As far as your present religion, what denomination or church, if any, do you identify with most closely? Just stop me when I get to the right one. Are you Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian or Anglican, Church of Christ or Disciples of Christ, Congregational or United Church of Christ, Holiness, Reformed, Church of God, nondenominational or independent church, something else or none in particular? (Q17) [More...]

[Ask in Philippines if Q3PHI = 2 Protestant] As I read a list, tell me which, if any, of these denominations you are affiliated with. Seventh-Day Adventist; United Church of Christ; Methodist; Another Protestant denomination (such as Christian and Missionary Alliance, Baptist, or Episcopal); Assemblies of God; Church of the Foursquare Gospel Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee); Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church (such as Jesus is Lord Fellowship, Jesus Miracle Crusade, Take the Nations for Jesus, Love of Christ, Victory Christian Fellowship, Bread of Life, Church of the Living God, Good Shepherd International Fellowship, Fourth Watch, or United Pentecostal Church); Nondenominational or Independent Church; Something else. (Q4PHI) [More...]

TOTAL

%

1) Seventh-Day Adventist

7

6.8

2) United Church of Christ

18

17.5

3) Methodist

3

2.9

4) Another Protestant denomination

29

28.2

5) Assemblies of God [Coded as Pentecostal]

5

4.9

6) Church of the Foursquare Gospel [Coded as Pentecostal]

3

2.9

7) Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) [Coded as Pentecostal]

1

1.0

8) Another Pentecostal or neo-Charismatic church [Coded as Pentecostal]

IF PENTECOSTAL AND NON-BLACK (Q.17=6 AND RACE=1, 3-9), ASK: Which of the following Pentecostal churches, if any, do you identify with most closely? The Assemblies of God, Church of God Cleveland Tennessee, or some other church? (Q17H) [More...]

What is your religious preference - Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Mormon, or an orthodox church such as the Greek or Russian Orthodox Church? [INTERVIEWER: IF OTHER RELIGION GIVEN, FOLLOW-UP WITH And is that a Christian religion, or not?] (RELIG) [More...]

IF PROTESTANT OR CHRISTIAN UNSPECIFIED OR SOMETHING ELSE/CHRISTIAN (Q.51=1, 13 OR [Q.51=11 AND Q.52=1]), ASK: What denomination or church, if any, was that? Just stop me when I get to the right one. Were you Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopalian or Anglican, Church of Christ or Disciples of Christ, Congregational or United Church of Christ, Holiness, Reformed, Church of God, nondenominational or independent church, something else or none in particular? INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ QUESTION IF R VOLUNTEERED DENOMINATION IN PREVIOUS QUESTION. RECORD RESPONSE IN APPROPRIATE CATEGORY. THOSE ANSWERING SOMETHING ELSE WERE ASKED TO SPECIFY AFFILIATION; VERBATIM RESPONSES WERE RECORDED BY INTERVIEWER AND BACKCODED BY FORUM ANALYSTS (Q53) [More...]

21e. Which of the following kinds of nondenominational churches, if any, do you identify with most closely? An evangelical church, fundamentalist church, charismatic church, Inter-denominational church or some other kind of church? (QN21E) [More...]

What is your religious preference - Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Mormon, or an orthodox church such as the Greek or Russian Orthodox Church? [Interviewer: if other religion given, follow-up with and is that a christian religion, or not? If yes, code as 7; if not, code as 8] (RELIGION) [More...]

Asked only of those respondents who have a Baptist religious preference in the variable, DENMNTN: With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it the Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church or some other Baptist group? (BAPTGRP) [More...]

What is your religious preference - do you consider yourself Christian, Jewish, Muslim, other non-Christian such as Buddhist or Hindu, atheist, agnostic, something else, or dont you have a religious preference? (RELPREF) [More...]

What is your religious preference -- Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, or an Orthodox church such as the Greek or Russian Orthodox Church? (See Note 1: RELIG Details on the ARDA Summary Page for full question wording) (RELIG) [More...]

What is your religious preference - do you consider yourself Christian, Jewish, Muslim, other non-Christian such as Buddhist or Hindu, atheist, agnostic, Something else, or dont you have a religious preference? (RELPREF) [More...]

(ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE A BAPTIST RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE IN DENMNTN) With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church or some other Baptist group? (DO NOT READ PUNCHES) (BAPGRP) [More...]

What is your present religion, if any? Are you Protestant, Roman Catholic, Mormon, Orthodox such as Greek or Russian Orthodox, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist, agnostic, something else, or nothing in particular? [INTERVIEWER; IF R VOLUNTEERS nothing in particular, none, no religion, etc. BEFORE REACHING END OF LIST, PROMPT WITH: And would you say thats atheist, agnostic, or just nothing in particular?] (RELIG) [More...]

[ASK ALL:] Now, a few questions about your religious affiliation… What is your religious preference — Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Mormon, or an orthodox church such as the Greek or Russian Orthodox Church? (RELPREF) [More...]

(IF BAPTIST) With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it the Southern Baptists Convention, the American Baptists Churches in the USA, the American Baptist association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptists church or some other Baptist group? (BAPTGRP) [More...]

[ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED INDEPENDENT OR NON / INTER-DENOMINATIONAL TO DENOM. OPEN-ENDED RESPONSES OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED OTHER ARE CODED IN THE DATA SET AS OTHINDEP.] Is that an Independent Fundamentalist Church, Independent Charismatic Church, Independent Pentecostal Church, Independent Evangelical Church, or what? (DINDEP) [More...]

[ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED ANABAPTIST TO DENOM.] What kind of Anabaptist church is that? [IF PROMPTS ARE NEEDED, USE THE FOLLOWING:] What is it called exactly? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called? (DANABAPT) [More...]

[ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 39 PENTECOSTAL OR DCHARIS= 2 PENTECOSTAL]What kind of church is that? What is it called exactly? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called? (DPENTE) [More...]

[ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 13 BAPTIST]With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? (DBAPTIST) [More...]

[ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 13 BAPTIST] With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? (DBAPTIST) [More...]

[ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS BAPTISTS] With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? (DBAPTIST) [More...]

[ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 13 BAPTIST] With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? (DBAPTIST) [More...]

[ASK ONLY IF DENOM= 39 PENTECOSTAL OR DCHARIS= 2 PENTECOSTAL] What kind of church is that? What is it called exactly? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called? (DPENTE) [More...]

With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? [ASKED OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED BAPTIST TO DENOM] (DBAPTIST) [More...]

With what church denomination, if any, are you most closely affiliated? [ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED PROTESTANT TO RELAFFL, CHRISTIAN OR JUST A CHRISTIAN TO RELAFFL, OR WERE CODED AS YES IN RELAFCHK] (DENOM) [More...]

ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS BAPTISTS: With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? (DBAPTIST) [More...]

ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS BAPTISTS: With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? (DBAPTIST) [More...]

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN ANY SMALL GROUP THAT MEETS REGULARLY AND PROVIDES SUPPORT OR CARING FOR THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE IN IT: What is your religious preference? (RELIGION) [More...]

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN ANY SMALL GROUP THAT MEETS REGULARLY AND PROVIDES SUPPORT OR CARING FOR THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE IN IT, AND WHOSE RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE IS PROTESTANT: What specific denomination or faith is that? (DENOM) [More...]

TOTAL

%

1) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

1

0.2

2) Southern Baptist Convention

112

18.2

3) American Baptist Convention

19

3.1

4) National Baptist Convention of America

10

1.6

5) National Baptist Convention, USA

4

0.6

6) Other Baptist (specified)

41

6.7

7) Baptist, dont know which denomination

25

4.1

8) Episcopalian

16

2.6

9) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

19

3.1

10) Missouri Synod Lutheran

12

1.9

11) Other Lutheran (specified)

6

1.0

12) Lutheran, dont know which denomination

5

0.8

13) United Methodist Church

65

10.6

14) A.M.E. Zion Church

7

1.1

15) A.M.E. Church

7

1.1

16) Other Methodist (specified)

6

1.0

17) Methodist, dont know which denomination

6

1.0

18) Presbyterian Church (USA)

26

4.2

19) Presbyterian Church in America

1

0.2

20) Other Presbyterian (specified)

2

0.3

21) Presbyterian, dont know which denomination

13

2.1

22) United Church of Christ (or Congregationalist or Evangelical and Reformed)

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE OR WHO HAVE EVER HAD A RELIGIOUS OR DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION: What is/was it? (For example, if Baptist, which Baptist denomination; if Lutheran, which Lutheran synod, etc.) (RELIGAFF) [More...]

[ASKED OF THOSE IN GROUP 1 WHO ANSWERED 39 TO DENOM_1 OR DENOM_2] [PROBE:] What kind of church is that? What is it called exactly? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called? (PENTECOS) [More...]

What kind of church is that? What is it called exactly? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered Pentecostal to DENOM or DCHARIS. Open ended-responses of those who answered Other are coded in the data set as OTHPENTE. (DPENTE) [More...]

With what church denomination, if any, are you most closely affiliated? [IF 2 OFFERED, ASK: WHICH ONE ARE YOU MOST CONNECTED TO OR INVOLVED IN?] NOTE: Asked only of respondents who answered PROTESTANT to 19, CHRISTIAN OR JUST A CHRISTIAN to 19, or were coded as YES in RELAFCHK. If respondent answered CHRISTIAN SCIENCE or NOT RELIGIOUS/ATHIEST/AGNOSTIC, they were skipped to MARITAL. Open-ended responses from those who answered OTHER are coded in the data set as OTHDENOM. RELAFFL and DENOM are collapsed into FAITH97X, which is collapsed into FAITH. (DENOM) [More...]

With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered Baptist to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered other are coded in the data set as OTHBAPT. (DBAPTIST) [More...]

What kind of church is that? What is it called exactly? Is that part of a larger church or denomination? What is that church called? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered Pentecostal to DENOM or DCHARIS. Open ended-responses of those who answered Other are coded in the data set as OTHPENTE. (DPENTE) [More...]

Is that an independent fundamentalist church, independent charismatic church, independent pentecostal church, independent evangelical church, or what?: NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered Independent or Non/Inter-denominational to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered Other are coded in the data set as OTHINDEP. (DINDEP) [More...]

With what church denomination, if any, are you most closely affiliated? [IF 2 OFFERED, ASK: WHICH ONE ARE YOU MOST CONNECTED TO OR INVOLVED IN?] NOTE: Asked only of respondents who answered PROTESTANT to 19, CHRISTIAN OR JUST A CHRISTIAN to 19, or were coded as YES in RELAFCHK. If respondent answered CHRISTIAN SCIENCE or NOT RELIGIOUS/ATHIEST/AGNOSTIC, they were skipped to MARITAL. Open-ended responses from those who answered OTHER are coded in the data set as OTHDENOM. RELAFFL and DENOM are collapsed into FAITH97X, which is collapsed into FAITH. (DENOM) [More...]

With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered Baptist to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered other are coded in the data set as OTHBAPT. (DBAPTIST) [More...]

Is that an independent fundamentalist church, independent charismatic church, independent pentecostal church, independent evangelical church, or what?: NOTE: Asked of respondents who answered Independent or Non/Inter-denominational to DENOM. Open ended-responses of those who answered Other are coded in the data set as OTHINDEP. (DINDEP) [More...]

[IF DENOMINA= 4 “BAPTIST”] With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? (BAPTIST) [More...]

ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS BAPTISTS: With which Baptist group is your church associated? Is it Southern Baptist Convention, the American Baptist Churches in the USA, the American Baptist Association, the National Baptist Convention USA, an independent Baptist church, or some other Baptist group? (DBAPTIST) [More...]